United States Public Laws
95th Congress - Second Session
Convening January 19, 1978

An act to ammend the Coinage Act of 1965
to change the size, weight, and design of the one-dollar coin,
and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled.

Section 1. This Act 31 USC
324b-1 may be cited as the "Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act
of 1978".

Section 2. Section 101(c)(1)
of the Coinage Act of 1965, as ammended (31 U.S.C. 391(c)(1)), is
ammended by striking out "1.5000" and inserting in lieu
thereof "1.043" and striking out "22.68" and
inserting in lieu thereof "8.1".

Section 3. The one-dollar coin
authorized by section 101(c) of the Coinage Act of 1965, as
ammended by Section 2, shall bear on the obverse side the
likeness of Susan B. Anthony, and shall bear on the other side a
design which is emblematic of the symbolic eagle of Apollo 11
landing on the moon.

Section 4. Section 203 of the
Act of December 31, 1970 (31 U.S.C. 324b), is ammended by
striking out "initially" and by inserting
"(d)" after "section 101".

Section 5. Until January 1,
1979, the Secretary of the Treasury may continue to mint and
issue one-dollar coins authorized under section 101(c)(1) of the
Coinage Act 31 USC 391 note of 1965, as such section was in
effect immediately prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

Approved October 10, 1978.

President Jimmy Carter's Statement on Signing
Into Law
the Bill Authorizing the Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin
October 10th, 1978

"I have signed into law
S. 3036, the Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1978. This act
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to replace the current
dollar coin with the "Anthony dollar," a smaller, more
easily handled coin. I am confident this act - and the new dollar
- will substantially improve our coinage system as well as
cutting Government coin production costs. I am particularly
pleased that the new dollar coin will - for the first time in
history - bear the image of a great American woman. The life of
Susan B. Anthony exemplifies the ideals for which our country
stands. The "Anthony dollar" will symbolize for all
American women the achievement of their unalienable right to
vote. It will be a constant reminder of the continuing struggle
for the equality of all Americans."